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Andy wrote:
On Jul 29, 4:01 pm, Marc Ramsey wrote: The SN10 also does a pretty good job at this (mine is better, of course), what's the issue? The issue is that the the altimeter setting is usually unknown at the time of landing but it is almost certainly different for the altimeter setting at takeoff time. The altmeter error on landing, if still using the takeoff altimeter setting, may exceed 100 feet even if there is no significant weather change. SSA competition rules explicitly state that the finish altitude is determined based on the most favorable (to the pilot) of the baselines established at *takeoff*, as well as landing. Guy has verified that Winscore is doing precisely that. If one leaves their glide computer at the takeoff altimeter setting, or the glide software is able to calculate a takeoff pressure altitude baseline and uses that to determine the finish arrival altitude (as mine does), altimeter error is simply not a factor... Marc |
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